Herbs that release the exterior Warm, Spicy herbs: Ma Huang Gui Zhi Zi Su Ye Jing Jie Fang Feng...

Herbs that release the exteriorHerbs that release the exteriorWarm, Spicy Warm, Spicy herbs: herbs:

Ma HuangMa Huang Gui ZhiGui Zhi Zi Su YeZi Su Ye Jing JieJing Jie Fang FengFang Feng

Qiang HuoQiang Huo Gao BenGao Ben Bai ZhiBai Zhi Xi XinXi Xin Sheng JiangSheng Jiang

Cong BaiCong Bai Xiang RuXiang Ru Cang Er ZiCang Er Zi Xin YiXin Yi

Wind-Cold ( Superficial)

Chills more than fever; white phlegm; sensations of cold; general muscle Chills more than fever; white phlegm; sensations of cold; general muscle pain; white tongue coating; tight pulsepain; white tongue coating; tight pulse

All Go to Lu. & UB Ma Huang; Gui Zhi; Qiang Huo; Gao BenMa Huang; Gui Zhi; Qiang Huo; Gao Ben

Digestive Sym. Zi Su Ye; Cong Bai; Sheng Jiang; Xiang RuZi Su Ye; Cong Bai; Sheng Jiang; Xiang Ru

Nasal, Sinus, Headache Bai Zhi; Xin Yi; Xi Xin; Cang Er ZiBai Zhi; Xin Yi; Xi Xin; Cang Er Zi

General cold & flue Sym. Jing Jie; Fang FengJing Jie; Fang Feng

Part OnePart One

Agents which disperse wind-cold from the lungs and Agents which disperse wind-cold from the lungs and move fluids through the urinary bladdermove fluids through the urinary bladder

Ma Huang Ma Huang 麻黄麻黄Gui Zhi Gui Zhi 桂枝桂枝

Qiang Huo Qiang Huo 羌活羌活Gao Ben Gao Ben 藁本藁本

Ma Huang Ma Huang 麻黄麻黄

Distinct Look: Pale green, Brown stemDistinct Look: Pale green, Brown stem

Pharmaceutical Name Ephedrae herba

Actions

Induces sweating & releases the exterior

Disseminates & facilitates the Lung Qi

Reduce Edema

Promote urination

Warms & disperses cold pathogens

Indications

(Excess)

Asthma ( Mi Zhi Ma Huang ) & cough

No sweating ( Wind cold )

Edema with exterior sym. (10~15g) ( + Shi Gao 3:1)

Wind-cold-damp Bi sym.

Difficulty urination with exterior Sym.

Dosage 2~ 9 g

Cook 10~15 min

Toxic dosage 30 ~ 45 g

ContraindicationsDeficiency (asthma; exterior cold or wind ); Insomnia;

High Blood Pressure or heart disease

Ma HuangMa Huang (Warm)(Warm) 麻黄麻黄

Herb Pairs of Ma Huang

Indications Formular

Shi Gao Coughing & Asthma ( Lung Heat ) Ma Xin Shi Gan Tang

Gui ZhiExterior cold with no sweating

( Spicy warm to treat the exterior cold disease )

Ma Huang Tang

Xing Ren Asthma & coughing ( Cold ) Ma Huang Tang

Gan Jiang Asthma & Coughing ( cold ) Xiao Qing Long tang

Bai Guo Asthma & Coughing Ding Chuan Tang

Ge GenExterior cold with tight neck and

shoulder muscle

Ge Gen 6 : Ma huang 1

Hyperostosis ( pain, and arm fingers numbness)

Bai ZhuWhole muscle pain due to wind-

dampness

Ma HuangMa Huang (Warm) (Warm) 麻黄麻黄

Gui Zhi Gui Zhi 桂枝桂枝

Cinnamon twigs Cinnamon twigs Dark bark with pale centerDark bark with pale centerDistinct mild cinnamon tasteDistinct mild cinnamon taste

Pharmaceutical Name Cinnamomi Ramulus

Actions

Releases the exterior & assists the yang

Warms & unblock the channels and collaters

Warms the yang & transforms thin mucus

Assists the Heart Yang & unblocks the yang qi of chest

Warms the middle & direct turbid yin downward

Indications

(Excess & Dfe.)

Exterior wind cold deficiency with sweat

Edema

Amenorrhea

Damp in upper limbs

Dosage 3 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxic Sym. Dizziness; dry; burning sensation in the urine; allergy

Gui ZhiGui Zhi (Warm) (Warm) 桂枝桂枝

Contraindications Pregnant Heat or Yin def. Bleeding problems

Gui ZhiGui Zhi (Warm) (Warm) 桂枝桂枝

Combinations


Ma Huang Exterior cold with no sweating Ma Huang Tang

Gan Cao Heart Yang Qi Def. (irritability)Gui Zhi Gan Cao

Tang

Bai Shao>Gui Zhi

Bai Shao<Gui Zhi

----Muscle & internal organs pain----

----Warm & open the meridian (Bi Syn.) ----

Gui Zhi Tang

Fu Ling & Bai Zhu Difficulty of urination

Gua Lou & Xie Bai Chest pain due to Ht. Yang blocked

Chuan Xiong Expel wind-dampness: pain in joints & limbs

Sheng Jiang Cold stay in middle Jiao

Fu Zi = Gui Zhi

Fu Zi > Gui Zhi

Fu Zi < Gui Zhi

----Cold hands and feet due to Yang Qi def.-------- Cold Bi Symptoms ----

----Spontaneous Sweating ----

Sheng Di=Gui

Sheng Di 5:2Gui

---Move Qi & Blood to treat Bi Sym.---

---Ht. blood def. & stag. : palpitation ---

Qiang Huo Qiang Huo 羌活羌活

Brown rootBrown rootDark brown scalloped exteriorDark brown scalloped exteriorDistinct smellDistinct smell

Pharmaceutical Name Notopterygii Thizoma seu Radix

Actions

Releases the exterior & disperses cold

Unblocks painful obstruction & alleviates pain

Guides Qi to the greater Yang channel

Indications

(Excess)

Exterior wind cold

Occipital headache

Joints pain due to dampness

Wind-Damp pain in upper body or upper limbs

Dosage 3 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxic Sym. vomiting

Qiang HuoQiang Huo (Warm)(Warm) 羌活羌活

ContraindicationsBlood def. type pain

Yang def. type headache

Qiang HuoQiang Huo (Warm)(Warm) 羌活羌活

Combinations


Du Huo Body or joints pain due to dampness Juan Bi Tang

Fang Feng Headache or heaviness Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang

Cang Zhu Heaviness of head Qiang Huo Shen shi Tang

Jiang Huang & Gui Zhi

Arthritis due to dampness

Jing Jie & Fang Feng

Exterior cold sym.Jing Fang Bai

Du San

Gao Ben Gao Ben 藁本藁本

Pale brown rootPale brown root

Compare with Qiang Huo:Compare with Qiang Huo:Distinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Ligustici Rhizoma

Actions

Discharge exterior conditions & disperse cold

Disperse wind

Overcomes Dampness & Alleviates pain

Externally for skin fungus & scabies

Indications

(Excess)

Exterior wind cold

Vertex headacheVertex headache

Joints pain & back pain due to dampness

Dosage 3 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxic Sym. none

Gao BenGao Ben (Warm) (Warm) 藁本藁本

ContraindicationsBlood & Yin def.

Heat disease

Gao BenGao Ben (Warm) (Warm) 藁本藁本

Combinations


Xi Xin Vertex headache, stiff neck, or toothache

Cang Zhu Lower back pain

Wu Zhu Yu Abdominal pain

Bai Zhi & Chuan Xiong headache

Qiang Huo Headache and stiff neckQiang Huo shen shi

tang

Part twoPart two

Agents which enter the lung channel and middle Agents which enter the lung channel and middle burner to disperse wind cold and warm the middleburner to disperse wind cold and warm the middle

Zi Su Ye Zi Su Ye 紫苏叶紫苏叶Cong Bai Cong Bai 葱白葱白

Sheng Jiang Sheng Jiang 生姜生姜Xiang Ru Xiang Ru 香薷香薷

Sheng Jiang Sheng Jiang 生姜生姜

Pharmaceutical Name Zingiberis Rhizoma recens

Actions


Warms the middle burnner & alleviates vomiting

Warms the lungs & stop cough

Resolves toxicity

Indications

(Excess)

Exterior wind cold

Coughing

phlegm

Food or herbs toxin ( Ban xia, Dan Nan Xing, Tian Nan Xing )

Dosage 3 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxic Sym.In high dosages: Dry mouth, sore throat, epistaxis & nephritis

Sheng JiangSheng Jiang (Warm)(Warm) 生姜生姜

Contraindications Fever due to yin def. Heat disease

Shen JiangShen Jiang (Warm) (Warm) 生姜生姜

Combinations


Jing Jie Exterior cold Jing fang Bai Du

San

Gui Zhi Lower back pain Gui Zhi Tang

Ban Xia Vomiting ( cold & phlegm ) Xiao Ban Xia Tang

Zu Ru & Huang Lian Vomiting ( phlegm-heat )

Da Zao Middle jiao disease

Zi Su Ye & Xin Ren Coughing due to wind cold Zhi Sou San

Sheng Jiang Gan Jiang Pao Jiang

Vomiting or nausea due to cold in the ST.

Spleen Yang def. with cold hands and feet

Irregular menses due to cold in the lower

Jiao

Zi Shu Ye Zi Shu Ye 紫苏叶紫苏叶

Dark purple on one sideDark purple on one sideArmy green on the otherArmy green on the other

Pharmaceutical Name Perillae folium

Actions


Circulate Qi & harmonize the middle

Using during pregnancy

Resolves seafood poisoning

Indications

(Excess)

Exterior wind cold

Nausea, vomiting, or poor appetite

Calming a restless fetus or morning sickness

Sea food poisoning

Dosage 5 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxicity Raise blood sugar levels

Zi Su Ye (Warm)Zi Su Ye (Warm) 紫苏叶紫苏叶

ContraindicationsDiabetes

Sweating ( promotes sweating )

Zi Su YeZi Su Ye (Warm) (Warm) 紫苏叶紫苏叶

Combinations


Shen Jiang Exterior cold

Xin Ren & Qian Hu Exterior cold: coughing & phlegm Xin Su San

Xiang Fu & Chen Pi Exterior: Chest fullness Xin Su San

Huo Xiang Vomiting ( cold )

Huang Lian Vomiting ( Heat )

Bai Zhi Vomiting ( Food toxicity )

Chen Pi & Sha Ren Restless fetus

Huo Xiang GastroenteritisHuo Xiang Zhen

Qi San

Cong Bai Cong Bai 葱白葱白

Pharmaceutical Name Allii fistulosi bulbus

Actions

Release the exterior & inducing sweating

Disperse the cold & unblock the yang

Resolves toxicity & disperse clumps

Indications

(Excess)

Exterior wind cold

Abdominal pain & distension or nasal congestion

Sores & abscesses ( external using )

Dosage 3 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxicity none

Cong Bai (Warm)Cong Bai (Warm) 葱白葱白

ContraindicationsNot using with honey together

Spontaneous sweating

Combinations


Dan Dou chi 　淡豆豉

Exterior cold ( early stage ) ( no sweating )

Dan Dou Chi Tang淡豆豉汤

Sheng Jiang 　生姜 Exterior cold: headache

Da Zao 大枣 Middle Jiao

Fu Zi 附子 & Gan Jiang 　干姜 Abdominal pain & distension

Chong Chi Tang

葱豉汤

Cong Bai (Warm)Cong Bai (Warm) 葱白葱白

Xiang RuXiang Ru 　香薷　香薷

Entire plantEntire plant

Distinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Moslae Herba

Actions

Release the exterior & inducing sweating

Promote urination & reduce swelling

Expel Summer heat

Indications

(Excess)

Exterior wind cold ( no sweating )

Edema ( less urination )

Summer heat ( thirsty, irritability, vomiting, diarrhea )

Dosage 3 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxicity Vomiting

Xiang Ru (Warm)Xiang Ru (Warm) 香薷香薷

Contraindications Spontaneous sweating

Combinations


Huo Xiang

藿香Summer exterior sym. (chest

oppression, vomiting, abdominal pain )Huo Xiang Zhen Qi San 　藿香正气散

Bai Bian Dou

白扁豆 Vomiting ( summer exterior sym.)

Bai Zhu 白术 Edema due to damp-cold

Huang Lian 　黄连 & Hua Shi 　滑石

Irritability & difficult urination

Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin 新加香薷饮

Bai Mao Gen 白茅根Yi Mu Cao 　益母草

Edema ( fever, no sweating, difficult urination )

Xiang Ru (Warm)Xiang Ru (Warm) 香薷香薷

Part threePart three

Agents which enter the lung channel to disperse wind Agents which enter the lung channel to disperse wind and open the noseand open the nose

Bai Zhi Bai Zhi 白芷白芷Xin Yi Hua Xin Yi Hua 辛夷花辛夷花

Xi Xin Xi Xin 细辛细辛Cang Er Zi Cang Er Zi 苍耳子苍耳子

Bai ZhiBai Zhi

Thin, flat, brittle, white root with brown edgesThin, flat, brittle, white root with brown edgesDistinct smellDistinct smell

Pharmaceutical Name Angelicae dahuricae Radix

Actions

Expel wind & relieve pain

Reduce swelling & expel pus

Expel dampness & alleviates discharges

Opens the nose

Indications

(Excess)

Exterior wind cold especially those with headache

Frontal headache

Vaginal discharge due to damp cold ( or heat )

Congested sinuses

Dosage 3 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxicity

(30~60g) Vomiting, nausea, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, profuse sweating, high blood pressure, convulsions, restlessness, dyspnea, precordial pain, and even respiratory arrest

Bai Zhi (Warm)Bai Zhi (Warm) 白芷白芷

ContraindicationsDef. or heat in blood

Vomiting due to fire

Combinations


Chuan Xiong

川芎 Exterior cold with headacheJiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang 九味羌活汤

Shi Gao 石膏 Toothache ( St. heat )

Xi Xin 细辛 Sinuses headache

Bai Zhu 白术Hai Piao Xiao 海螵蛸

Vaginal Discharge ( damp-cold )

Huang Bai 黄柏 Vaginal discharge ( damp-heat )

Bai Zhi (Warm)Bai Zhi (Warm) 白芷白芷

Xin Yi Hua Xin Yi Hua 辛夷花辛夷花

“ “ Hua “ = flowerHua “ = flower

Inch long furry flowerInch long furry flowerDistinct smell & lookDistinct smell & look

Pharmaceutical Name Magnoliae Flos

Actions Expel wind-cold & unblocks the nasal passages

Indications

(Excess)

Nasal Congestion

Runny nose

Sinus problems

Sinus headache

Dosage 3 ~ 9 g

Cook Cover with gauze

Toxicity dizziness, red eyes, thirst & dry nose

Xin Yi Hua (Warm)Xin Yi Hua (Warm) 辛夷花辛夷花

ContraindicationsPregnant women

Vomiting due to fire

Combinations


Cang Er Zi

苍耳子 Nasal congestion & sinus headacheCang Er Zi San

苍耳子散

Shi Gao 石膏Bo He 薄荷 For heat pattern of nasal congestion

Xi Xin 细辛Bai Zhi 白芷 Improve its efficacy Xin Yi San 辛夷散

Ju Hua 菊花Xi Xian Cao 西莶草 Frontal sinusitis

Mu Xiang 木香Zhi Mu 知母

Huang Bai 黄柏Acute sinusitis

Xin Yi Hua (Warm)Xin Yi Hua (Warm) 辛夷花辛夷花

Xi Xin Xi Xin 细辛细辛

Whole dried plantWhole dried plant

Distinct tasteDistinct tasteBurns the tongue & fingersBurns the tongue & fingers

Pharmaceutical Name Asari Herba

Actions

Disperse cold & releases the exterior

Disperse wind, disperse cold, & release pain

Warms the lungs & transforms thin mucus

Unblocking & facilitating the orifices

Indications

(Excess)

Exterior wind cold with deficient yang

Aches & headache ( Shao Yin Headache)

Cough with watery phlegm

Various types of nasal congestion

Dosage 1 ~ 3 g

Cook Longer than other exterior herbs

Toxicity headache, nausea, diaphoresis, restlessness, red face, tachypnea, cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension…

Xi Xin (Warm) Xi Xin (Warm) （（ small toxismall toxinn））

细辛细辛

Contraindications

Internal heat

Blood def. headache

Qi Def. with sweating

Combinations


Qiang Huo

Fang FengExterior cold with headache & sniff nose

Bai Zhi

Chuan XiongHeadache

Huang Lian Teeth ache due to St. fire

Zi Yuan & Kuan Dong Hua

Coughing with thin white phlegm

Bai Zhi & Fang Feng Sinus

Xi Xin (Warm)Xi Xin (Warm) 细辛细辛

Cang Er Zi Cang Er Zi 苍耳子苍耳子

½ inch long seed-like fruit½ inch long seed-like fruit

Covered with tiny spursCovered with tiny spurs


Pharmaceutical Name Xanthii Fructus

Actions

Disperse wind

Drys damp

Opens the nose

Indications

(Excess)

Deep-source nasal congestion ( thick discharge, headache )

Skin conditions with itching

Wind damp pain

Dosage 3 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxicity Vomiting, nausea, anorexia, dizziness, diarrhea, abdominal pain

Cang Er Zi (Warm) Cang Er Zi (Warm) small toxinsmall toxin

苍耳子苍耳子

Contraindications Blood Def. Pain

Combinations


Xin Yi Hua 辛夷花Bai Zhi 白芷 Nasal congestion & sinus headache

Cang Er Zi San

苍耳子散

Shi Gao 石膏Bo He 薄荷 Yellow discharge

Fang Feng 防风Bai Zhi 白芷

Gao Ben 藁本

Severe headache radiating to the back of the head

Di Fu zi 地肤子Cang zhu 苍术Chan Tui 蝉蜕

Itching ( due to wind rash or dampness-induced sores )

Cang Er Zi (Warm) Cang Er Zi (Warm) small toxinsmall toxin

苍耳子苍耳子

Part FourPart Four

Agents which enter the lung & Liver channel to Agents which enter the lung & Liver channel to disperse winddisperse wind

Jing Jie Jing Jie 荆芥荆芥Fang Feng Fang Feng 防风防风

Jing Jie Jing Jie 荆芥荆芥

GreenGreen

Distinct look & smellDistinct look & smell

Compare with Xia Ku CaoCompare with Xia Ku Cao

Pharmaceutical Name Schizonepetae Herba

Actions

Release the exterior & dispels wind

Vents rashes & alleviates itching

Stops bleeding

Indications

(Excess)

Exterior Sym. ( either wind-cold or wind-heat )

The initial stage of measles

Hemorrhage ( blood in the stool or uterine )

Dosage 5 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxicity Allergic reactions ( skin & digestion sys. )

Jing Jie (Warm)Jing Jie (Warm)　荆芥　荆芥

Contraindications Deficiency of the exterior

Combinations


Liao Qiao 连翘Jin Yin Hua 金银

花Wind-heat exterior sym.

Yin Qiao San

银翘散

Bo He 薄荷Chan Tui 蝉蜕Ge Geng 葛根

Initial stages of Measles

Dang Gui 当归Chuan Xiong 川芎 Skin disorder due to wind

Xiao Feng San

消风散

Zi Su Ye 紫苏叶

Wind-cold exterior symJin Fang Bai Du San 荆防败毒散

Huai Hua 槐花Ce Bai Ye 侧柏

叶 blood in stools

Huai Hua San

槐花散

Jing Jie (Warm)Jing Jie (Warm)　荆芥　荆芥

Fang FengFang Feng

¼ to ¾ inch diameter root¼ to ¾ inch diameter root

Slices with a beige core, Slices with a beige core, Orange-brown outer core with brown skinOrange-brown outer core with brown skin


Pharmaceutical Name Saposhnikoviae Radix

Actions

Release the exterior & dispels wind

Expel wind-damp & relieve pain

Relieves spasms & tremors ( wind )

Indications

(Excess)

Exterior wind cold ( headache, body ache, stiff neck )

Painful obstructions

itching

Diarrhea

Dosage 5 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxicity Allergic reactions ( skin & digestion sys. )

Fang Feng (Warm)Fang Feng (Warm)　防风　防风

Contraindications Blood def. type disease

Combinations


Jing Jie 荆芥 Wind-cold exterior sym.Jin Fang Bai Du San 荆防败毒散

Qing Jiao 秦艽Cang Zhu 苍术 Pain due to Wind-damp (Joints)

Huang Qi 黄芪 Spontaneous sweatingYu Ping Fen San 玉

屏风散

Bai Zhu 白术 Diarrhea with abdominal painTong Xie Yao Fang

痛泻要方

JIng Jie 荆芥Zi Su 紫苏Bo He 薄荷

Skin rashes itching

Fang Feng (Warm)Fang Feng (Warm)　防风　防风

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